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A weak monsoon threatens Indian agriculture, impacting farm incomes. While food reserves are adequate, water security remains a gamble due to insufficient irrigation, inefficient usage, silted reservoirs, and neglected water systems.
The latest monthly Global Seasonal Climate Update from WMO signals a clear shift in the Equatorial Pacific with sea-surface temperatures rising rapidly
According to IMD data, the country received 147.2 mm of rainfall against a normal of 165.3 mm for the month, the seventh lowest since 2001.
The heat seems both unrelenting and intensifying. 2023 was the hottest year in 124 years and IMD has warned of a hotter summer in 2024.
Meteorologists say, a shift towards a mild occurrence of La Nina, when surface ocean waters cool off the tropical west coast of South America, is looming.
The summer rainfall deficit due to El Nino could make staples such as sugar, pulses, rice and vegetables more expensive and lift overall food inflation.
India is on course to end the June-September monsoon season with a rainfall deficit of at least 8 per cent, say IMD officials
El Nino - a natural climate phenomenon that fuels tropical cyclones in the Pacific and boosts rainfall and flood risk in parts of the Americas and elsewhere.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted that the monsoon will hit Kerala coasts by June 4.
Maximum temperatures are very likely to be around 39˚C in Palakkad
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